Does the dog know the proverb, too?

The little boy did not like the look of the barking dog.

　　　 "It's all right," said ancheap Air Dancer gentleman, "don't be afraid. Don't you know the proverb: Barking dogs don't bite?"

　　　 "Ah, yes," answer the little boy. "I know the proverb, but does the dogs know the proverb, too?"